Slytherin was in the house as Tom Felton met up with his former henchman (Picture: Instagram/t22felton)
Harry Potter star Tom Felton has delighted fans by reuniting with co-star Josh Herdman – who played sidekick Gregory Goyle to his Draco Malfoy.
The pair caught up in Düsseldorf, Germany, where Tom, 36, was performing his music as the duo appeared at a fan convention.
Josh, also 36, is much changed from his Wizarding World days, having embraced an MMA career alongside continuing to act.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, Tom posted a photograph of them together, with Josh larking about and pulling a pose for the camera.
Sharing a sweet tribute to his long-time pal and former colleague, the Rise of the Planet of the Apes star wrote: ‘To my right-hand man. Literally through every film, always had my back.’
‘Such a pleasure to be reunited this weekend with this legend,’ he added. ‘Send some love to my man @josh_herdman_official ❤️🐍’
Tom and Josh starred together in all eight of the Harry Potter films (Picture: Instagram/josh_herdman_official)
Josh was Draco Malfoy’s sidekick Gregory Goyle (Picture: Warner Bros)
Josh then sent love right back, commenting: ‘The pleasure was all mine. You’re too kind, thank you, boss! @t22felton’
Harry Potter fans were tickled pink seeing them together again, 12 years after the release of the franchise’s final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011.
Many posted GIFs of them throughout the various films in the comments in honour of the occasion.
‘So great seeing ya’ll together 😍❤️,’ responded one fan, while another replied: ‘Mischief certainly Managed!’
He appeared alongside Tom at the German Film & Comic Con 2023 (Picture: Backgrid)
Fans were delighted to see them together (Picture: Warner Bros)
‘Soooo good seeing the 2 best Slytherins this weekend,’ added someone else.
Josh also reposted a picture of their onstage reunion at German Film & Comic Con, with him giving a big bear hug to his friend.
‘What a great first day at @germanfilmcomiccon and what a reunion with the boss @t22felton – long overdue!’ he enthused.
Son of rugby league player Martin Herdman, Josh has maintained a relatively low-key life away from the spotlight since wrapping the Harry Potter films.
He shares two sons with his wife Jessica, whom he married in August, and took up cage fighting and martial arts, including Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, in the intervening years.
In 2016, he made his professional MMA debut.
Josh has also transformed after embracing another career as a cage fighter and in mixed martial arts (Picture: Josh Herdman/Twitter)
Discussing why he had made the unexpected career move at the time, he told the PA news agency that he needed something to concentrate on after admitting he was ‘a party animal’.
‘I was, like many young people are. I don’t know, it was the people I was hanging around with and you have money,’ he explained.
‘It was just what I was doing and I had enough of it, so I gave it up and started to focus on my fitness, I quit smoking and I haven’t looked back.’
He has also appeared in films such as Robin Hood with Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx, and TV shows like Marcella, Alex Rider and Star Wars spin-off Andor.
Tom, who made his West End debut earlier this year, also has a close relationship with actor Jason Isaacs who played his onscreen father Lucius Malfoy, as well as Hermione star Emma Watson in particular.
Tom has stayed close to his onscreen dad from Harry Potter as well, Jason Isaacs (Picture: Instagram/t22felton)
He has also shared his support for Harry Potter stunt actor David Holmes as his Sky documentary – David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived – was released.
David was paralysed in 2009 when he broke his neck while rehearsing a stunt on the set of Deathly Hallows Part 1.
‘He didn’t just stunt double POTTAH either @davidholmes83,’ Tom wrote on Instagram in November, alongside a throwback photo of him and David together, both dressed in Draco’s Slytherin Quidditch uniform.
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived is available to watch on NOW.
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‘Mischief managed’, as one fan put it.
